UCLA

“UCLA definitely should immediately examine its insurance policies to determine if it has coverage for the costs of the breach, including the forensic investigation, the cost of notifying those affected and the defense of any possible ensuing suits,” attorney Walter J. Andrews said.

Merely exposing a non-U.S. citizen to information about export-controlled technology, even on U.S. soil, may be treated as an export. Such a disclosure of information, if made without a proper license, is potentially a violation of federal law.

Many attorneys “prepare to fail” in one of two ways — the more obvious way, by losing, and the less obvious way, by unnecessarily subjecting their clients to years of angst and unconscionable legal fees.